(Natural News) Texas Gov. Greg Abbott unveiled a series of legislative proposals in a press conference in Dallas on Thursday that would make the state’s penalties for rioters and their organizational and financial backers a lot stronger. One of the proposals includes a mandatory six-month jail sentence for anybody convicted of striking a law enforcement officer. “Today, […]

(Natural News) A Texas lawmaker has asked state Attorney General Ken Paxton to launch an investigation into top streaming service Netflix after it released a grotesque film that borders on child pornography. The film, “Cuties,” is French-made and it features four girls in the age range of 11 who form a dance troupe in the […]

(Natural News) In a time of widespread civil unrest, the Austin City Council voted to de-fund their police department, crippling their own law enforcement as crime runs amok. As the police department is forced to scale back, their jurisdiction will naturally shrink, limiting their ability to respond to burglaries, sexual assaults and other violent encounters. […]

(Natural News) A Texas county is asking Gov. Greg Abbott to send in state troopers after the Austin city council slashed around $150 million off the budget of its police department. County Judge Bill Gravell Jr. of Williamson County, which covers part of Austin, expressed his concern that recent budget cuts by the Austin city council placed officers in the […]

(Natural News) A group of lawmakers from Texas has introduced a bill that aims to minimize the United States’ dependence on rare-earth minerals from China. Texas representatives Lance Gooden and Vicente Gonzales introduced the bill, named the Reclaiming American Rare Earths (RARE) Act, to the House of Representatives. Under the proposed bill, tax incentives would […]

(Natural News) Thousands of coastal residents in Louisiana and Texas were forced to evacuate their homes due to Tropical Storm Laura. The storm is expected to be the season’s first major hurricane and make landfall on Louisiana and parts of Texas on Thursday. Laura, as well as Hurricane Marco, tore through the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico Sunday. It […]

(Natural News) Staunch Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has announced that cities that cut their police budgets will have their property taxes frozen. The move comes after Austin recently defunded its police department in a misguided attempt to protest against alleged police brutality. On Tuesday, August 18, Abbott outlined a legislative proposal that will discourage cities from cutting […]

(Natural News) The Austin City Council has passed the city’s budget, and with it a proposal to defund the police by slashing $150 million from the Austin Police Department (APD). This move comes after intense pressure from the city’s chapter of the Black Lives Matter movement. The Austin City Council, while officially a nonpartisan institution, is completely […]

(Natural News) The reality show Live PD, which follows police officers around as they go on patrol, has been accused of crossing several ethical boundaries in order to get dramatic footage. In this case, Williamson County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) in central Texas is accused of intentionally letting a suspect leave court just so they can get the […]

(Natural News) The controversial reality TV show “Live PD” was recently taken off the air, as the country is beginning to rethink its relationship with police, and how they are being portrayed in the media. Just like the show’s predecessor “COPS,” Live PD has been accused of crossing ethical boundaries in order to get their […]